1 Down 11 To Go for 2012 1/2 Marathons

Race Medallion

On Saturday-January 28, several friends and I participated in the Planet Adventure Winter Marathon Night race at Eagle Creek Reservoir in Indianapolis.  Completing the 1/2 marathon distance for this event put me on the road to achieve my 2012 goal of running 1/2 marathon every month this year.  In addition, I also achieved my first night race and barefoot 1/2 marathon.  It was fun going out as group to this event and that everyone completed the race.  Kudos to Planet Adventure for putting on an exceptional inaugural race.  I will be back next year.

My time for the race was:

Lap 1         Lap 2          Final
1:12:48.0   1:22:15.1    2:35:03.1

Pictures from the Race

Pre- Race Group Photo

Finishing Picture

Muddy Race Shoes

Dad's Famous Cookies

Running Deer Downtown Indy

Super Bowl XLVI Pics

Game Time Tunnel

Super Bowl Bling

SB Trophy Indy Style

Last Minute Preparations

Friday's Favorite Links 1/27/2012

AMAnet: 12 Most Powerful Ways to Meditate Quickly at Work. (via @12most) #HR #Management |http://t.co/CEzWFYbB

NHINNews: Accenture study: U.S. docs unsure about benefits of health IT
http://t.co/Hupz4c6Q

TheNextWeb: 7 lesser-known ways to make money from your content online 
http://t.co/M6Lc0NEj

Gary Hamel: Reinventing the Technology of Human Accomplishment (video) 
http://t.co/LLubqOSv

AMAnet: 12 Most Essential Ways to Interact with Your Customers. (via @12most) #CustServ #Management |http://t.co/qbbfXVpJ

AMAnet: 26 Tips for Writing Great Blog Posts. (via @SMExaminer) #Blogging #Blogs #Marketing |http://t.co/lL1m3EOX

SmartEnterprise: This week’s “must-reads” on consumer driven IT: even a “genius bar” IT help desk,  http://t.co/giq67OXP

MSFTenterprise: On-demand: Transforming IT with Microsoft Private Cloud. Watch the videos now!http://t.co/MItdq9dq

Give Peace a Chance

Favorite Links 1/20/2012

4 Consumer Technologies That Could Change Your Enterprise
http://www.cio.com/article/698376/_4_Consumer_Technologies_That_Could_Change_Your_Enterprise

12 effective habits of indispensable IT pros - Page 1 - IT Workplace
http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/12-effective-habits-of-indispensable-it-pros/144707

12 Dozen Places To Educate Yourself Online For Free
http://www.marcandangel.com/2010/11/15/12-dozen-places-to-self-educate-yourself-online/

10 Commandments Of A Great Culture
http://www.theleadershipadvisor.com/2011/12/15/10-commandments-of-a-great-culture/

Get into Action: 77 Thoughts on Motivation
http://dudye.com/get-in-to-action-77-thoughts-on-motivation

Food Foto Friday

Office Humor

Painting with Kellen

Favorite Links 1/13/2012

Using an iPad for your next presentation? Here are the apps you need. - Forbes http://t.co/vM2vaxgF

20 Hospitals With Inspiring Social Media Strategies http://t.co/Wn09NTNN

We rated the best & worst restaurants in America. Does your favorite joint make the list? http://t.co/IcQ9NsL9

How a CIO promoted trust and creativity through the use of technology and cut the company turnover rate in 3 http://t.co/wvUu8xtk

Five Reasons to Read More Biographies http://t.co/UREiFcqx

Can these tools improve your blog? http://t.co/ihP9lw70

What have you agreed to? This site will show you. If you use Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, DropBox, Linkedin,… https://t.co/G0D3bzgJ

Why Healthcare Should Implement Virtual Desktop (VDI)

As the reimbursements for hospitals will continue to decline over the coming years, there will be a push for to find ways to reduce operating costs within hospitals.  One of the ways that technology can assist in reducing these costs is through the use of virtual desktop (VDI).  Provided below are few reasons why healthcare systems should consider virtual dekstop over the next several year.

• $400 - $500k savings in licensing and hardware per 1000 workstations
• Tighter centralized control of the desktop environment for OS updates and application installs
• Allow anywhere access to a desktop for employees
• Better support for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to work including tablets
• Enhanced security by limiting the ability of remote users to introduce viruses from home devices
• Reduce the need and cost for VPN and SSL solutions

This is by no means an exhaustive list and if you have additional reasons to use VDI then please let me know.

Enjoying Warm Winter Weather.

Favorite Links 1/6/2012

A short but good list for this week's list of links.

10 Brand-Building Steps For Beginners (via @FastCompany)  


12 Essential Tips for Revitalising Your Blog in 2012


Wedding vs Marriage: A Business Story


BenchPrep Is CodeAcademy For Any Subject, High School To Med School

Sunsets 1/4/2012

A couple of sunsets i captured this evening with my iPhone.

Rearview Rainbow

Cold Winter Drive

2012 Goals - Personal and Professional

Read More Books
With the wide availability of free audio books (LibriVox) today I have set a goal to listen a least one book a week for next year. I will start this venture by reading the 30 books that I should have read by 30.

Run 1/2 Marathon a Month
I have gotten to the point where I can comfortably run a 1/2 marathon in barefoot shoes so I am going to challenge myself and run a 1/2 marathon next year. This is the planned races for next year.

Jan - Planet Adventure Winter Quarter/Half/Full Trail 
Feb - still looking
Mar - Sam Costa
April - Carmel Marathon
May - Run with the Foxes 
June - Indian Celina Challenge 
July - still looking
Aug - Eagle Creek Trail Marathon
Sept - Wabash Heritage Trail Marathon
Oct - Indianapolis Marathon
Nov - Monumental Marathon
Dec - - still looking

Write More Blog Posts
In 2011, I will continue to publish my weekly list of links but I want to add at least one additional post each week. These will either be based upon the comings from work and personal life.

Take More Pictures
After the first of the year I hope to purchase my first DSLR and therefore learn this new piece of technology. In addition, I want to get better at taking photos with my iPhone since I have it with me at all times.

Get my next Mac Certification

I have been fortunate enough to have my work may for access to Mac certification resources for a full year so I plan on taking advantage of this upon my return to the office in 2012.